Bow making device



1966 M. CUTTLER ETAL 3,286,888

BOW MAKING DEVICE Filed Feb. 5, 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet l CIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I 'I'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZ IAN v Z08 k\ --w 'IIIIIIIII/IIIIIIIIIIIIA 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL INVENTORS HERBERT G. SANQUIST M RRY CUTTLER ATTORNEY 1966 M. CUTTLER ETAL 3,286,888

BOW MAKING DEVI CE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 5, 1966 INVENTORS HERBERT G. SANQUIST YMORRY CUTTLER ATTORNEY.

United States Patent 3,286,888 BOW MAKING DEVICE Morry Cuttler, Hialeah, Fla. (1801 SW. 82nd Place, Miami, Fla.), and Herbert G. Sanquist, 2231 NE. 192ml St., North Miami Beach, Fla.

Filed Feb. 3, 1966, Ser. No. 524,744 Claims. (Cl. 223-46) This invention relates to a bow making device, and, more particularly, to a device for use in making loops of bow formation from decorative ribbon material.

As is perhaps well known, in the past there have been numerous types of bow making devices for use by professional gift wrapping establishments for embellishing and decorating various types of gift packages. The instant invention relates to such a device. It is an important object of this invention to provide a bow making device having a work table on which pins are move'a'ble so that the size of a bow may bepredetermined and which will hold the loops of the bow in position until the bow has been completely formed and is ready to be removed, at which time the pins may be moved into a bow release position.

It is anotherobject of this invention to provide a bow making device which will produce professional bows of aesthetic quality varying only according to the creative ability of the user and-which removes the mechanical problem heretofore present in varying degrees in the prior art devices.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bow making device including a rotatable spindle which, through cooperation with loop hold members, may be manipulated so that a pre-determined size bow may be formed which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture, simple in construction and is otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which it is intended.

In accordance with these and other objects which will become apparent hereinafter, the instant invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of the instant invention:

FIG. 2 is a view in cross section taken along the plane indicated by the line 22 of FIG. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view in cross section of the center portion of FIG. 2 and illustrating the details of the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an alternative embodiment, an improved version of the bow making device of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is a view in cross section taken along the plane indicated by the line 55 of FIG. 4 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, and referring particularly to FIG. 1, the numeral 12 designates a work table which is rotatably connected to a base member 14 by means of a center pin or spindle 16. As can be seen in FIG. 3, the center of the base member is provided with a bushing 18 which is rotatable in the base member and connected as by adhesive or other suitable welding material 20 for rotation with the work table. The center stud may be provided with a locater collar 22 and over the distal end a telescopic member 24 is provided which carries a pin seat 26 on the distal end thereof to releasably hold in a socket 28 a bow pin 30. As can be seen upon comparison of FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper face 32 of the base member is provided with a plurality of radial "ice guide tracks 34 which captivate in sandwich-type relation between the work table and the base member a plurality of slide blocks 36 which are constrained to radial movement only. The work table is provided with a plurality of arcuate slots 38 of a common length and a common radius of curvature, which radii of curvature are all of a length such that the center of each arcuate slot is on a common circle concentric with a center point of the base member, the work table and the center stud. A pin 40 is connected to each of the slide blocks and projects upwardly through the slot, the number of pins, the number of arcuate slots and the number of slide blocks being equal and arranged equidistant from one another around the work table. It will thus be seen that on movement of the work table relative to the base member the pins 40 will be caused to move radially inwardly or outwardly to varying lengths to be determined by the amount of rotation of the work table relative to the base member. A plurality of holes, such as 42, may be provided in the work table and a locater rod 44 may be provided to be received in a hole 46 in the base member so that a user may locate the pins radially outwardly of the center point at a pre-determined position by selecting which hole in the work table he will pass the locater rod 44 to hold the work table and the base member in position relative to one another.

In operation, a bow pin 30 is inserted into position in the socket 28 of the member 26. The work table is then rotated until the pins are located at any of the various positions which may be selected. In the event that the locater rod is employed this may be used to key and hold the work table and the base member in fixed position relative to one another. A length of ribbon material of suitable color is selected, such as threequarters inch wide ribbon of a satin variety in which the fabric strands run parallel to each other. The free end of the material is pierced by the bow pin 30 and then strung around one of the pins 40 and returned to the center, drawn tightly and again pierced by the bow to form a loop. Thereafter, successive loops are formed by repeating this operation until a full bow has been designed and made. Thereafter, the bow is simply removed from the device by moving the bow pin out of its socket. To facilitate removal of the bow, the pins may be moved inwardly so that the bow may be removed from them without difiiculty.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, wherein all of the foregoing elements are again shown and designated by corresponding numerals, each of which have a prime mark, it will be seen that the base member is provided with a central well 48 having inclined walls 50 and that the slide tracks are inclined and led down the inclined wall of the well. Also, the pins are angled as at 52 with respect to the vertical at a magnitude such that it corresponds to the angle of the inclined floor of the well or Wall of the well, such that the pins assume a vertical position when rotated to the center and the slide blocks travel to a nested position as shown in dotted line in FIG. 5. It will thus be seen that when the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5 is employed, the outwardly pointing fingers or pins will hold the loop end of a bow being made so that it will not slip off of the ends of the pin, and when the pins are moved toward the center and assume an upright position the loops of the bow will readily be removed from the bow making device. Also, as seen in FIG. 5, the base member may be provided with a plurality of numbers circumferentially there around such as that indicated by the arrow 54 which will assist a person in making various pre-determiried sizes of bows by moving the arrow or other type indicia 56 on the numbers.

While the instant invention has been shown and described herein in what is conceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it .is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the invention, which is therefore not to be limited to the details disclosed herein but is to be accorded the :full scope of the claims so as to embrace any and all equivalent apparatus and articles.

What is claimed is:

1. A bow making device comprising a base member, a plurality of radial guide tracks on one face of the base member, a center stud on the base member, and'a work table journalled on the stud and over the distal surface of the slide tracks, said work table having a plurality of arcuate slots of a common curvature and common length with the radius of curvature of each or the slots being of a length such that the center of the circle on which each of the respective arcuate slots is located is on a common circle concentric to the center of the work table; a plurality of slide blocks captivated 4 wherein means are provided to hold and key the wor table in a fixed position of rotation relative to the base member.

3. A bow making device asset forth in claim :1

wherein the base member is provided with a central, well with uniformly tapered side walls and guide tracks extend radially into the well as seen in plan and said pins are arranged in the slide block such that the pins, are vertical when the-slide blocks are on the inclined side walls of the well and pointed outwardly when the slide blocks are on the main plane of the base member. 4. A bow making device as set forth in claim 3 wherein a plurality of indicia are provided in a circumferential i arrangement on the, base member and an indicia is pro-1,

vided on a work table so that when the indicia and one of the numbers are in register a pre-determined size of bow will be made.

5. A bow making device as set forth in claim .4 wherein the circumferential edge of the work table is provided with a gripping knurled surface to facilitate rotation thereof.

References Cited by the Examiner V UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,775,377 12/1956 Cook 223-46 2,933,223 4/1960 Kravig 223-46 3,044,670 7/1962 Barefoot 223-46 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A BOW MAKING DEVICE COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF RADIAL GUIDE TRACKS ON ONE FACE OF THE BASE MEMBER, A CENTER STUD ON THE BASE MEMBER, AND A WORK TABLE JOURNALLED ON THE STUD AND OVER THE DISTAL SURFACE OF THE SLIDE TRACKS, SAID WORK TABLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF ARCUATE SLOTS OF A COMMON CURVATURE AND COMMON LENGTH WITH THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF EACH OF THE SLOTS BEING OF A LENGTH SUCH THAT THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE ON WHICH EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE ARCUATE SLOTS IS LOCATED IS ON A COMMON CIRCLE CONCENTRIC TO THE CENTER OF THE WORK TABLE; A PLURALITY OF SLIDE BLOCKS CAPTIVATED BETWEEN THE WORK TABLE AND THE BASE MEMBER WITH ONE SLIDE BLOCK IN EACH OF THE SLIDE TRACKS AND A PIN CONNECTED TO EACH OF THE SLIDE BLOCKS AND EXTENDING THROUGH ONE OF THE ARCUATE SLOTS, MEANS ON THE CENTER STUD ADAPTED TO HOLD AND PIERCE A RIBBON, THE SAID PINS BEING MOVEABLE IN A RADIAL DIRECTION TO VARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CENTER STUD AND THE PINS. 